Typhoid

bacterial infectious disorder contracted by consumption of food or drink contaminated with Salmonella typhi. This disorder is common in developing countries and can be treated with antibiotics.

Also known as: typhoid, gastric fever, enteric fever, abdominal typhus, slow fever, nervous fever, pythogenic fever, Fever: [typhoid] or [enteric], Typhoid fever, Typhoid fever (disorder), Typhoid infection

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